The European Institute for Gender Equality aims to promote gender equality, to fight discrimination based on sex and to raise awareness of EU citizens of gender issues. With the "Women Inspiring Europe" Calendar, EIGE aims to give visibility and pay homage to some of Europe's most remarkable women, through highlighting their achievements and success stories.
Each month a lengthier article on the women of the month will be published on EIGE’s website.
January: Benja Stig Fagerland, Denmark
February: Maria Regina Tavares da Silva, Portugal
March: Isabella Lenarduzzi, Belgium
April: Elena Gorolová, Czech Republic
May - Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan, Ireland
Each week in 2012, the story of one of the Women Inspiring Europe will appear in EIGE's website:
09-15 January: Marcella Corsi, Italy
16 - 22 January: Maria Karlubikova, Slovakia
23 - 29 January: Shahida Choudhry, United Kingdom
06-12 February: Marcia De Wachter, Belgium
13-19 February: Andrea Nyberg, Finland
20-26 February: Gabi Calleja, Malta
05-11 March: Manuela Vollmann, Austria
12-18 March: Denise Charlton, Ireland
19-25 March: Diana Wallis, MEP, Vice President of the European Parliament
26 March -01 April: Charlotte Cosmo, Luxembourg
09-15 April: Elisabeth Møller Jensen, Denmark
16-22 April: Marie-Anne Delahaut, Belgium
23-29 April: Barbara Giovanna Bello, Italy
7-13 May: Aliki Hadjigeorgiou, Cyprus
You can also download Women Inspiring Europe 2012 Calendar (.pdf - 2.35MB).
Woman of the month: Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan
Woman of the week: Aliki Hadjigeorgiou